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![]() Michael Holding Michael Anthony HoldingBorn: 16 February 1954, Half Way Tree, Kingston, JamaicaMajor Teams: Jamaica, Lancashire, Tasmania, Derbyshire, Canterbury, West Indies. Known As: Michael Holding Batting Style: Right Hand Bat Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Test Debut: West Indies v Australia at Brisbane, 1st Test, 1975/76 Last Test: West Indies v New Zealand at Wellington, 1st Test, 1986/87 ODI Debut: West Indies v England at Scarborough, Prudential Trophy, 1976 Last ODI: West Indies v England at Melbourne, World Series Cup, 1986/87 Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1977 Tasmania First-Class Career Span: 1982-83 Career Statistics:TESTS (career) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 60 76 10 910 73 13.78 0 6 22 0 Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ Bowling 12680 459 5898 249 23.68 8-92 13 2 50.9 2.79 ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS (career) M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 102 42 11 282 64 9.09 74.80 0 2 30 0 O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ Bowling 912.1 99 3034 142 21.36 5-26 5 1 38.5 3.32 FIRST-CLASS (career: 1972/73 - 1989) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 222 283 43 3600 80 15.00 0 14 125 0 Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ Bowling 38877 1451 18233 778 23.43 8-92 39 5 49.9 2.81 LIST A LIMITED OVERS (career: 1975/76 - 1989) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 249 153 25 1575 69 12.30 0 7 81 0 Balls R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ Bowling 12662 7074 343 20.62 8-21 9 3 36.9 3.35 - Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS. StatsGuru Filters for Michael HoldingArticles about Michael Holding
Pictures of Michael HoldingProfile:Michael Holding has been called "the Rolls Royce of Bowlers" - a genuinely fast bowler with one of the smoothest actions of all. He was a talented sprinter in his teens, and this showed in his graceful and silent approach to the wicket. Several umpires reported that they did not hear the sound of his approach until he passed them leading to his nickname of "whispering death". He was capable of terrorising batsmen with his steep bounce and intimidating pace, notably the Indian tourists at Kingston in 1975, and an aging Brian Close at Old Trafford in 1976. He was possibly the fastest of a powerful fast bowling line-up in the great West Indian sides of the 1970s and 80s, capable of getting movement even with the old ball and could surprise even great batsmen at any time of the match. Not a great batsman, he could hard and far on occasion. An articulate and thoughtful man, after his retirement (brought about prematurely due to back problems) he now has a successful career as a commentator. (Muraari Vasudevan (muraariv@rocketmail.com) and Dave Liverman, Nov 1997).
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